Disney shakes up its release calendar; Dates New ‘Star Wars’ Movie, Shifts ‘Deadpool 3’ and Entire Marvel Slate
Disney is shaking up its release calendar!
Disney has added a new “Star Wars” movie and “Moana” live-action adaptation to the release schedule resulting in delaying the next three “Avatar” movies by a year.
“Thunderbolts” has been moved to Dec. 20, 2024, “Blade” to Feb. 14, 2025, and “Fantastic Four” to May 2, 2025.
“Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” has been pushed back an entire year, from May 2, 2025, to May 1, 2026. The film takes the place of “Avengers: Secret Wars,” which is jumping from May 1, 2026, to May 7, 2027.
Meanwhile, with the addition of a “Star Wars” film in December 2026, two other new movies set in a galaxy far, far away will also be released that year.
Furthermore, another “Star Wars” movie has been pushed from Dec. 19, 2025, to May 22, 2026. While a separate “Star Wars” film is set for Dec. 17, 2027.
While Disney hasn’t clarified the premises of any of those installments.
Furthermore, the new “Alien” movie, produced by Ridley Scott and directed by Fede Alvarez, will open on Aug. 16, 2024.
Here are the new dates of some major upcoming movies:
- A live-action “Moana” will be released on June 27, 2025
- “Deadpool 3” has been moved up from Nov. 8, 2024, to May 3, 2024
- “Captain America: Brave New World” has been moved from May 3, 2024, to July 26, 2024
- An untitled “Star Wars” movie is set to debut on Dec. 18, 2026
- “Avatar 3” has been moved to Dec. 19, 2025
- “Avatar 4” will now arrive on Dec. 21, 2029
- “Avatar 5” will be coming 22 years after the original 2009 blockbuster, on Dec. 19, 2031
